conyers gave us a number of photographs to use. you can go on there after the program to explore some of those things we have. what we want is to create a living memorial not only to dr. king but also to the involvement of the congressional black caucus in the making of the king holiday bill. after this, we will have a display outside where you can look at some of the things we have. i look forward to the dialogue and question and answer session. [applause] >> thank you, elsie. i had used a lot of the documents on your website in my introductory essay to give some details on the legislative history of the bill, so i am grateful for that. now will turn it over to denise. >> good afternoon, and thank you. it is a pleasure to be here this afternoon, but i'm more excited that you are here to hear this background, the making of the holiday. one of the things i feel fortunate enough to say is, to a certain extent, i was there. while i was not on the hill working next to congressman conyers and other members of the cbc, and i was not with